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Would You Dare Cut Your Own Hair?

10 April, 2016 - 09:16pm by - First Lady | 27 Comments

By BR Kellie

Every now and then someone does something on YouTube or Instagram and the beauty world stops, stares, and then tells the beauty-loving world about it. This happened recently when a woman cut her own hair. You can check out the video here.

Makeup artist, Kamila Bravo, posted a short video on Instagram showing how she cuts her side bangs. Basically (if you can’t be bothered watching the video) she takes her fringe, squirts water (or some kind of misty wet hair product) onto it, twists the hair around tightly, then chops it. Boom. Just like that. FROM ABOVE NOT BELOW HER FINGERS. Now I had to capitalise that because I was taught that fringes should always be chopped from below the finger line.  Why was I taught this? My mother once had a friend chop her fringe from above… and it took forever to grow out, and it wasn’t pretty, and for a teenager in the 60s that was a harsh lesson to learn. Anyhooooo, Kamila then blow dries her newly cut hair out and ends up with a perfectly shaped chin-length long side fringe. 

The video spurred a bit of chatter amongst the BR Crew. Who had chopped their hair? Had it worked out? If it hadn’t have worked out what would you have done? (The answer to that, as you’d expect, was tie it up, pin it back, wear hats, work from home for months and have all your needs delivered.) Personally, I have never and will never chop my own hair, because I was blessed with a random mop that needs the tender loving care of a trained and talented hairdresser, however, I have cut my daughter’s hair – and the bit that’s a little bit longer than the rest still nags at me, but she won’t let me chop her hair again and refuses to sit still for a hairdresser… lucky she’s three and cute. 

During our conversation about the pros and cons of cutting ones own hair we remembered some Beauty Review members talking about cutting their hair using the CreaClip on the forum. The CreaClip is a styling system that uses a smaller blue and a larger white clip to cut hair. Apparently it’s a simple as ‘clip, slide and cut!’. Too easy? After checking out videos on the New Zealand distributor, Here Cut’s, site, it really does look simple! Just clip the clip into your hair, slide it down, use the built-in level (like what builders use!!) to make sure the clip is straight, and then chop chop chop. They do recommend you only do a little at a time, and I like that kind of prudence. It saves emotional trauma and a fair bit of rocking back and forth in a corner crying over your lost locks.

So do tell? Are you a self-chopper? Do you freestyle it with scissors? Do you own a CreaClip? What are your experiences with it? Or are you very much in the mind of the only person to ever cut your hair will be your trusted hairstylist? Get chatting!

Head over to our Blog - Natalie has been challenged to restyling her own hair, at home.  She'll be taking the Creaclip out for a spin, as will 5 members, when it comes up for trial, very, very soon! 

By BR Kellie
Every now and then someone does something on YouTube or Instagram and the beauty world stops, stares, and then tells the beauty-loving world about it. This happened recently when a woman cut her own hair. You can check out the video here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BA09FJArcHO/?taken-by=kamilabravo
Makeup artist, Kamila Bravo, posted a short video on Instagram showing how she cuts her side bangs. Basically (if you can’t be bothered watching the video) she takes her fringe, squirts water (or some kind of misty wet hair product) onto it, twists the hair around tightly, then chops it. Boom. Just like that. FROM ABOVE NOT BELOW HER FINGERS. Now I had to capitalise that because I was taught that fringes should always be chopped from below the finger line.  Why was I taught this? My mother once had a friend chop her fringe from above… and it took forever to grow out, and it wasn’t pretty, and for a teenager in the 60s that was a harsh lesson to learn. Anyhooooo, Kamila then blow dries her newly cut hair out and ends up with a perfectly shaped chin-length long side fringe. 
The video spurred a bit of chatter amongst the BR Crew. Who had chopped their hair? Had it worked out? If it hadn’t have worked out what would you have done? (The answer to that, as you’d expect, was tie it up, pin it back, wear hats, work from home for months and have all your needs delivered.) Personally, I have never and will never chop my own hair, because I was blessed with a random mop that needs the tender loving care of a trained and talented hairdresser, however, I have cut my daughter’s hair – and the bit that’s a little bit longer than the rest still nags at me, 

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15th April, 2016

I haven't gone to the hairdressers to cut my hair since 2011 when I took the plunge to get an asymmetrical bob! Since then I've always cut my own hair, and don't trust anyone with cutting it haha. I usually watch tutorials on youtube (aka pulling all of your hair to the front in a ponytail and cutting a straight line - instant layers!) or use my thinning scissors which always fixes any mistakes.

15th April, 2016

I cut my own fringe with scissors, have done all my life.

15th April, 2016

Yup I have always been one to cut my own hair. Sometimes it comes out amazing other times horrible. But these days hair dressers can be very expensive and like 45 minutes out of town makes it easier to just do it myself most of the time :)

15th April, 2016

Actually after looking at these pics then I probably would use it - just for the layers on the side of my hair :)

14th April, 2016

Ooh I'd love to try cutting my own hair! I've been to a few hairstylists and some of them have done a worse job than what I've done!

14th April, 2016

I cut my own hair most of the time using the "ponytail chop" technique. On occasion I have used a hair dresser but get frustrated with the hairdressers always wanting to style my hair afterwards. The Creaclip looks like an awesome product to use. I want one of these.

13th April, 2016

Hehe been there done that...was not great :) Wine could have played a large part in that though

12th April, 2016

Omg how did I not know about CreaClip??!! I've been cutting my own hair for about 10 years, only had 5 trips to the salon in this time as treats. I have a very specific way of doing it, but boy do my arms hurt after haha. I've done layers, straight fringe, softened edges, edgy blunt cut .... Where do I get a Creaclip!? It will make my life soooo much easier. Look forward to reading Nat's blog trial on it.

12th April, 2016

I use the crea clip to cut my own hair and also my daughters. I just have basic, long hair so it's easy to cut. It wouldn't give you an incredibly elaborate hairstyle of course! I love knowing it's saved me so much money to spend on makeup instead lol

12th April, 2016

No well yes. I haven't cut my fringe myself but when I was younger, I used to tie all my hair into a ponytail high on top of my head and chop the bit off that sticks out of the hair tie at the end (if that makes sense? ) I really want to try the CreaClip though!

12th April, 2016

9/10 times I do cut my own hair. I worked in salon for sometime so I had time to fine tune my techniques. Ijave done fringes, trims, layers and once a big overhaul on my cousins waist length hair (thank god she trusted me enough) which turned out amazing! I still do my daughters hair. If Iam pressed for time than only do I go to the salon. That clip sounds amazing and may cut my haircutting time in half

11th April, 2016

Just this morning I trimmed my fringe. That is as adventurous as I get. I have let my hair grow longer than it has been in years. I can now have it in a pony tail which I love.

11th April, 2016

The Crea-clip sounds great! I always cut my hair myself. I cant wait to see Nat do this :)

11th April, 2016

I neve used to cut my own hair. But recently I did cut my hair. It is turn out very nicely. My hair length was below my waist. I don't have any option because every hairdresser said to me they will charge 120 to 150 for just cut. Some of hairdresser wasn't quite qualified for nice hair cut. I don't want to take any risk. You need some practice to cut your own hair and just go for little.

11th April, 2016

I'd be keen to give this a go. I have very fine hair that is all one length, so I'd be tempted to get hubby to help and use this little device to trim my ends! I'm sure he'd love the built in level feature and if it's done in sections, it should work (in theory) ... not sure what my hair would end up looking like but it grows back. :-)

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